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Since the web is full of posts about the Heartbleed bug (CVE-2014-0160)–a vulnerability in the Open SSL that secures sensitive information online–we thought it was necessary to inform our customers that neither the East-Tec site, nor our financial transaction partner sites, Avangate, and BlueSnap have been affected.

As each of the last few years brought news of serious data privacy issues involving some of the biggest companies in the world, along with a huge number of their affected customers, the importance of protecting one’s data privacy is slowly becoming recognized. Unfortunately, 2013 wasn’t short of such news; in fact, it offered some of the most jaw-dropping reports to date, such as, the Snowden revelations and the Target issue. East-Tec would like to highlight that in the face of such events, the usual, anti-virus based privacy protection, without permanent removal of one’s PC and Internet activity traces, is simply not reliable anymore.

The season to be jolly is just around the corner. In a few days time we’ll be busy decking the halls, trimming the tree, and hanging the stockings by the chimney. And of course, being busy looking for the perfect gifts for our loved ones, is the indispensable central point of the preparation. As for predictions whether this is going to be a White, or a Black Christmas, it’s hard to say, but one thing is certain: it’s going to be a digital Christmas. If you are one of the millions who is going to buy a PC for their loved ones, or still looking for a great gift idea, please don’t miss to check out some amazing special offers we have for you this holidays.

East-Tec is very happy to announce that the latest version of east-tec Eraser, east-tec Eraser, is now available at the East-Tec Store. This major release comes with plenty of new features. We have redesigned both its interface and architecture to offer our valued customers a more intuitive, efficient and stylish product that also brings you several customization options. The new Dashboard’s advanced privacy risk scanner guarantees real-time risk alerts and the improved Privacy Guard wipes out every bits of compromising online and offline activity traces. This version also boasts the largest database of supported applications ever to keep unauthorized parties away from your personal data at all times.

The holiday is just around the corner so we better expect a “Halloween special” from the bad guys. To mark the event, hackers will do their own trick-or- treating and guising and so there won’t be shortage of ghosts, demons, goblins, you name it, appearing as new viruses, spywares, malwares, phishing sites, spam emails, or perhaps something old just with a new “interface”. And the bad news is that some of their tricks can pose fatal threats to your data privacy. So it’s high time you treated your PC and data for the protection they deserve! The security tips we are going to share in this article will make sure that your personal data can’t be accessed by third parties even if your antivirus fails to protect your files.